Let's say that two hours after Zhao Chongyang and them left the same paradise, the family, bodyguards and subordinates who were fascinated by the incense woke up one after another. At first glance, they knew that the family was in trouble, and when the first people woke up, they saw two or three of the patrolling family members lying on the ground, and the others woke up several of them, and they realized that they had inexplicably fallen asleep on the ground all night.

Everyone was going to ask the housekeeper, but who knew that not only did they not find the housekeeper, but even his wife and children were gone. What's even worse is that when they found the fifth floor, the master, Mrs. and all the men in their family were all killed on the fifth floor, Mrs. Tai was missing, and the two first-class masters on the rivers and lakes also died on the fifth floor.

After hearing the news for a while, Zhu Mian's younger brother and sister rushed to report to the official in a wail. The prefect Ma Ming brought people to see the scene and recorded a confession, as for the property piled up in the secret room, only Zhu Mian and the housekeeper knew the specific amount, and they could only make a rough guess, and the loss of property was more than one million.

Money is a trivial matter, and now the key is that so many people have died, including Zhu Mian, a big celebrity around the emperor, who is a full-time official who specializes in collecting rare treasures for the emperor. This case happened right under his nose, and if he didn't handle it well, he would lose his official affairs and destroy his family.

Accompanying Governor Ma to the scene to handle the case included Song Qi, a fellow governor and criminal officer from Suzhou, as well as a head catcher and a quick arrest.

On the second day after returning to the Yamen, Ma Ming called Song Qi and Wen Chunhua, the head catcher, to discuss the handling of the case together.

"Judging from the banners left behind, this case is obviously committed by people in the rivers and lakes. At night, they didn't know what secret method they used, sneaked into the same paradise in the middle of the night, and killed Lord Zhu, Zhu Qincha and his wife, as well as Mrs. Zhu and the two young masters. kidnapped Mrs. Tai and the lowly girl beside her, this case was done so seamlessly, there must be an internal response. Who should this be, I think the prefect and the chief catcher Brother Wen should think of it. Detective Song Ti said unhurriedly.

After listening to this professional's analysis, the prefect's eyes lit up, so that some things that seemed to be inexplicable were also clear. Wen Chunhua, the chief arrester, was inspired by the criminal officer, and his heart suddenly brightened, and he blurted out: "Yes! This should be the great housekeeper Zhu Zhengting, and those heroes on the rivers and lakes were also brought into the same paradise by him in batches, otherwise in the heavy encirclement of four or five thousand people, it is impossible for those people in the rivers and lakes to enter the same paradise without leaving any clues. In addition, according to Yang Zhi, the captain who led the patrol boat patrol, when the night was ugly, it was the housekeeper who claimed to take Mrs. Tai to Yuwang Temple to burn incense and make a vow, and the old lady was indeed on the boat, and her two personal maids also proved that there was something wrong. ”

So a sea fishing document was formed according to the inference of these three people about the case: "The criminal, Zhu Zhengting, male, 32 years old, a resident of Suzhou City, and the former victim Zhu Mian's housekeeper.

As the chief housekeeper of the Zhu family, Zhu Zhengting did not want to repay his master's kindness, but befriended the powerful in the rivers and lakes, killed the master Zhu Mian, his family, and more than ten subordinates, and looted all the millions of wealth of the master. At the same time, Zhu Mian's mother was snatched away, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

The first offender, Zhu Zhengting, together with a number of powerful people in the rivers and lakes, killed people, fled overnight with the wife and money of the Zhu Mansion, and died at the end of the world. Once it is confirmed that he is the real murderer, the Suzhou government will give a bounty of 10,000 yuan.

Signature: Suzhou Prefecture ∥"

The three of them just prepared the sea fishing documents, and Zhu Mian's younger brother Zhu Quan and sister Zhu Xiaoyan went to the government office to ask about the case. The prefect of the Ming Dynasty asked the criminal officer Song Qi to inform the two bitter masters of the sea arrest documents and the inferences of the three people on the case. The two had no choice but to urge the government to immediately post the sea fishing documents everywhere, striving to catch the murderers as soon as possible and avenge their relatives.

Zhu Quan and Zhu Xiaoyan complained to the prefect at the prefect's yamen, and finally Zhu Xiaoyan proposed to the prefect and the criminal officer that Yang Zhi had neglected his duties and allowed the criminals to escape from the place he was guarding, and that they must be punished severely.

Song Qi said: "Although Captain Yang is derelict in his duties, he is not a criminal after all. In addition, he himself has taken the initiative to go to work and be brought to the case, and according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, his felony cannot be cured. As for how to punish the crime, as a criminal officer in Suzhou, this official will naturally convict him according to the law. ”

This Song Qi is known as an iron-faced sentence, and he has always been not afraid of the powerful. His lifelong wish is to uphold the dignity of the law and adjudicate cases according to the law. In addition, now that Zhu Mian is dead, the status of the Zhu family has plummeted, and Zhu Quan and Zhu Xiaoyan have also been a white ding, so the prefect will naturally not help them speak. Seeing that the criminal officer did not agree, and the prefect did not help, they felt bored, so they resigned and left the yamen and turned back to the same paradise without mentioning it.

In the afternoon, Mark Mingfu chatted with his master in the back hall of the yamen. At about four o'clock in the afternoon, suddenly the official came to report that Zhao Chongyang, the Xie Yuan of Nanjing Prefecture, had learned this and came to visit the prefect. At the same time, a delicate bottle of wine is handed over. This is a good thing, Ma Zhifu heard that this kind of extremely exquisite water jade wine bottle in the Suzhou market is less than 50,000 yuan a bottle, which is not bought with his life savings. Looking at this sky-high baby, he shouted excitedly: "Please Zhao Jieyuan." ”

After a while, Zhao Chongyang was taken into the back hall by the servants.

"Student Zhao Chongyang has seen Master Fuzun Ma and Master Yun." Zhao Chongyang saluted respectfully.

Ma Zhifu said: "Zhao Gongzi doesn't need to be polite, sit down and talk." ”

Zhao Chongyang said: "As soon as the students arrived here yesterday, they heard that Suzhou should be promoted by the Bureau, and Lord Qincha Zhu was killed in his residence by the martial arts knights of the rivers and lakes, and all the countless gold and silver treasures in the secret room were robbed. Now the students are curious and want to ask, I wonder why the prefect ended this case? ”

Ma Ming told him in detail about the analysis and conclusion of the case by himself, Criminal Officer Song Ti and others, and the fact that he was going to send a sea arrest document to arrest Zhu Zhengting's chief butler.

Zhao Chongyang said: "Please forgive the students for being blunt, if the adults and Judge Song Ti just reported the case itself truthfully. Even if you are a protégé and confidant of the Taishi, I am afraid that you will not be able to escape the responsibility of not governing the local area well and not protecting the Qincha well. At the least, they will lose their official positions and go home, and at the worst, they will be confiscated to the army and distributed, and their family property will be confiscated. I don't know if adults are aware of this problem. ”

Master Song said: "Is Zhao Xie Yuan too alarmist? If such a thing occurs under the rule of Master Ma, at most it will be sued by the imperial court, and it will not be lost as an official. ”

"Not really. Master and Fuzun, please listen to whether the student's analysis makes sense. Fuzun is a close confidant of Master Tai, and relying on Master Tai's trust, he became one of the two richest mansions in the world that everyone envies. However, in recent years, the DPRK and China have not been the only ones in the Taishi's family, Wang Hao, Liang Shicheng and others have already formed an alliance and faintly fought against the Taishi. I'm afraid that these two people's subordinates have already been eyeing your fat shortage, and once they have the opportunity, they will inevitably attack you, drive you out of power, and take the opportunity to arrange for their own henchmen to take the position. Li Yan has always been close to Zhu Mian, Tong Guan has always been offended, and whoever gives more money will help him. Gao Yu is on good terms with Tong Guan on the surface, but he actually does not participate in the struggle for power. These people are all close to the emperor today, if Li Yan joins Wang Huang's camp and chases you fiercely, then the Taishi will not be able to protect you. Do you think my analysis is correct? ”

Ma Ming nodded again and again: "Zhao Gongzi is young and old, wise and natural, and he can analyze today's major events very well, and avoid the details. As you said, these addictions are all present in this matter. Since Zhao Gongzi has analyzed it so clearly, he must have a good plan to save me? ”

"I have a plan, not only to keep the position of the lord, but also to let the Taishi and Li Yan form an alliance, so that the Taishi's position in the court will be further consolidated. This is to truthfully play all kinds of bad deeds since Zhu Mian joined the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau, which rich businessmen have been confiscated, how many lives have been killed, and how much money has been lost, all of which have been recorded and sent to Taishi and Li Yan, Taishi and Li Yan saw that the greedy property surnamed Zhu was far more than the filial piety to them, and they must be resentful, and mention his affairs in front of the emperor, and the emperor saw the situation report, naturally the same psychology: 'I trust you so much, and I will hand over the Huashigang Emperor to you, who knows that you will take the opportunity to make a lot of money. Under the guise of Hua Shigang, I used my power for personal gain, forced countless lives to death, and made the people of the world scold me for being a faint king. aroused the dissatisfaction of the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and made them arouse their righteous indignation and take extraordinary measures. 'Master Tai and Li Yan attacked inside and outside again, and took the opportunity to raid the entire Liang Mansion, and raided the homes of his younger brother and sister and the original old mansion of the Liang family. At that time, at least millions of yuan of money could be copied, and at that time, Cai Taishi and Li Yan would each send 100,000 yuan, and everyone was very happy. Of course, the matter of sending 100,000 guan must be explained to Taishi and Li Yan in advance, as long as they know that they can get such a great benefit by copying Zhu Mian's house, they will definitely do everything possible to facilitate it. Just to make the emperor believe that Zhu Mian has embezzled a huge amount of money, and there is a key person among them, this is Yang Zhi, the captain of the forbidden military academy who guards the water gate, his crimes can be big or small, as long as he cooperates with you, it is not a boat that goes out with Steward Zhu that night, but more than ten wooden boats with a load of more than 10,000 catties. Then more than ten ships of gold, silver, and jewelry are worth tens of millions, which is only a lot more. Taishi, Li Yan, and the emperor, no matter which one heard that there were more than ten ships of treasures in Zhu Mian's secret room, they must have hated him in their hearts, so it was expected that Zhu Mian's younger siblings would be raided and destroyed in the future. It's just that this Yang Zhi has never been able to beat around the bush, and it is expected to be a little difficult to ask him to lie this time. If you don't mind, I'd like to be this lobbyist. It's just that if he is willing to cooperate, please say that you will move the criminal officer Song Ti, and Yang Zhi will be dismissed lightly and expelled from the army. ”

Seeing that Zhao Chongyang took the initiative to ask for help, Governor Ma went to persuade Yang Zhi, but naturally he did not agree.

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Two months later, sure enough, the court issued an approval document ordering a thorough raid of the residences of Zhu Mian's younger brother and sister and the old residence of the Zhu family. The affairs of Zhu Mian's family are over, and Zhao Chongyang also got a fierce general as he wished, which is the famous hero and blue-faced beast Yang Zhi.